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Name Incantation Motion Results Difficulties and Counter
~ SPELLS ~

Four-Point unknown use wand as a compas wands points due north
P G Abstinence Abstinence
Opens portrait of Fat Lady
P AD Acid Pops Acid Pops
opens headmasters office
Alohomora Alohomora wand tap unlocks many doors wont work on doors locked w/ spells
Anapneo Anapneo wand flick Anti-chocking spell for someone who is choking
Animagus transformation None known unknown Person transforms entirely into another form Cannot choose which form to take
Animorphmagus None known none Person born with the ability to transform any or all parts of them into another form color or texture.
Anti-Intruder Jinx unknown unknown Place by Dumbledore on walls of castle to prevent ANY and all uninvited intruders.
Aparate

person disappears and reapears somewhere else need a license; dange of getting splinched
Aparecium aparecium wand tap unknown - HG attempted to get TRs diary to reveal itself
Arresto Momentum Arresto Momentum Wand point in movie stopped a falling body
Avarda Kedavra Avarda Kedavra wand point Kills, unforgivable Must have hatred, desire to kill None
P G Bananna Fritters Banana Fritters
Gryffendor's common room
Bat Bogey Hex ? ? ? Used by Ginny on twins.
P G Baubles Baubles
opens the portrait of the fat lady
Blood protection unknown unknown Dumbledore invoked this magic when Harry's mother killed, effective when her sister took Harry in, as long as Harry can call her house "home" Voldemort can't touch him. Wears off the moment he turns of age (17)
P G Balderdash Balderdash
Gryffendor's common room
Bombard Bombarda Wand point In move blasted open a cell door
Bird Conjure unknown unknown Produces a bird from the air. HG only one who could do it in their first lesson
Diagon Alley Entrance
Tapping bricks in particular order Opens hidden entrance through wall of Leaky Cauldron into Diagon Alley
Object Bewitchment Unknown Eye contact Causes object to move against it's usual or intended actions must make and keep eyecontact concurrent alternative bewitchments
Color Changing not given Not given Causes paint to flash different colors
P AD Cockroach Cluster Cockroach Cluster
Dumbledore's office
Confundus unknown unknown temporarily "confunds" someone.
Conjuring varied varied class of spells Difficult in nature, more so than vanishing type
Cruciatus Crucio wand point causes severe pain for torture; unforgiveable curse must have really evil hatred and thoughts
DADA curse unknown unknown The Defense Against the Dark Arts professor can only last one year.
Diffendo Diffendo wand tap separates something like removing a book cover.
P G Dilligrout Dilligrout
Opend fat lady portrait
Disillusionment Unknown firm wand tap the disillusioned body takes o exact color and texture of what is behind it - human chameleon. reversed by another firm tap.
Engram Making Spell nvbl Touch of wand to temple a long silver thread of memory is pulled by the wand- stored in phail- viewed in pensieve
Engorgement Charm Engorgio wand point makes things larger
Enlarging Unknown Unknown makes inside of object larger than appears on outside. For cars tents etc.
Entrail Expelling Curse Unknown Unknown Causes recipient to expell their entrails (used in healing??)
Episkey Episkey Wand point stops nosebleeds and restores broken noses.
Evanesco Evanesco wand point to vanish objects
Expecto Patronum Expecto Patronum wand point. Can also be produced "non-verbally" produced a patronus unique to the wizard. Must be concentrating on very happy thoughts and "know" that it will work.
Expelliarmus (disarming) Expelliarmus Wand aim explosively disarms opponent
P G Fairy Lights Fairy Lights
Gryffendor's common room
Fidelius Charm unknown unknown Makes a person or object unplottable and undetectable. Location can only be revealed by a "secret keeper."
Finite Incantatum Finite Incantatum Wand point Turns off tarantellegra spell; possibly others as well
Flame Freezing Charm

Makes flames cool and tickling
P G Flibbertigibbet Flibbertigibbet
Gryffendor's common room
Flame producer not given in book wand point produces bright blue flames, you can place in jar, heat
Floo Travel say destination clearly place floo powder into a fireplace which is connected to the floo network with a sensation of spinning a person steps into the fire at one end and out at the other. don’t get sick, don't get out too early, say destination clearly.
Forced Movement none Wand flick various actions. Doors/windows open/close flames go on or off etc.
P G Fortuna Major Fortuna Major
Gryffendor's common room
Freezing Charm ?immobilis
charmed item "freezes" (goes motionless) in place
Gubraithian Fire unknown unknown Makes an object burn evermore. very difficult - very few can do
Hair Thickening unknown unknown Causes hair to grow thicker
Hive Hex unknown unknown Creates hives on the other persons body
Homorphus

GL claims he did this to turn a werewolf back to a man
Hot Air None Complicated little wand wave Produces hot air from tip of wand, used to dry clothes etc.
Hover Charm

levitates object. Can be performed by house elves Finger snap?
Horn Tongue unknown
turns the tongue into a horn.
Impediment Impedimenta wand point impedes or stops a pursuer
Immobilus Immobilus wand point In movie immobilized the womping willow
Imperius Imperio Wand point Unforgivable curse - makes person do things against his will. Difficult to perform Shear will.
Imperturbable ? Impervius Wand tap Makes it so things cannot make contact w/ an item.
Inanimatus Conjurus

?conjures inanimate objects very difficult
Innervate Innervate Wand point restores stupefied and bound persons
Intruder Charm unknown unknown Gives an intruder alert to the occupants of a home when an intruder crosses a boundary.
Invisibility spell unknown unknown Makes the object invisible
Joined up Writing unknown unknown Causes pens to make copies of writing.
Knockout Hex none unknown flash of silver light rendering persons unconscious; awaken soon w/o memory of time lapse.
Knox (Light extinguish) Knox wand point in movie shut off light
Langlock Langlock wand point glues a persons tongue to the roof of his mouth.
Legilimency Legilimans want point ability to extract feelings and memories from another persons mind. Occlumancy
Levicorpus Levicorpus - nonverbal wand point flips someone upside down in midair Liberacorpus
Liberacorpus Liberacorpus - nonverbal
counteracts levicorpus returning person to ground.
Lumos Maximus Lumos Maximus Wand point In movie produces pulse of light to read by seems to be a short pulse of light
Locomotor Locomotor "name of item" wand point Causes object to move under own power- ie "locomotor trunk."
Leg Locker Locomotor Mortis not given Locks legs together hermione knows
Lumos Lumos none light comes from tip of wand even w/o being held.
Nonverbal Magic Various Various Some magic is produced by "will" or non-verbal commands without or without a wand, even by "accident"
P G Mimbulus Mimbletonia Mimbulus mimbletonia
Gryffendor's common room
Marauder's Map Close Mischief managed wand tap Erases the map from the parchment
Marauder's Map Open I solemly swear that I am up to no good wand tap The map appears on the otherwise blank old parchment with several folds
Muffliato Muffliato wand point Causes nothing to be heard by anyone around you. Provides for secrecy.
Memory Modify Obliviate Wand point Allows the modification of memory, especially muggles.
Occlumency unknown unknown Branch of spells to close mind and protect against legillimancy. Must rid mind of emotion.
P G Oddsbodkins oddsbodkins
Gryffendor's common room
P CS Open Up Open up in parceltongue
Spoken to a particular tap in the girls bathroom; opens a chute into the tunnel to the Chamber of secrets. must be spoken in parceltongue
Oppugno Oppugno wand point "Sic's" a flock of birds on the person pointed at.
Pack Pack long sweeping wand wave items pack themselves into a trunk
Parceltongue speech Spoken Communication w/ snakes only rare individuals born w/ ability
Partial Vanishment Unknown Unknown vanishes something partially
Patronus Charm Expecto Patronum Wand point either vapor or full corporeal, shape specific to maker; protection against, at least, Dementors High Level of magic; must focus thoughts on happiest thought while being attacked
Pepper Breath unknown
Gives recipient hot pepper breath.
Petrificus (Body Bind) Petrificus Totalus Wand point makes whole body rigid
Pig Curse
Wand point Turns into a pig; related to transfiguratioin sometimes incomplete
Pimple Producing unknown unknown Produces pimples and boils not unlike that of Bubo Tuber Puss.
P PBR Pine Fresh Pine Fresh
Prefects bathroom on the fifth floor
pixie removal Peskipiksi Pesternomi Wand point didn't work for GL when trying to contain pixies
Portus Portus Wand tap turns an object into a port key.
Protection (love) Charm
Act of dying for another Give "unknown" protection against perpetrator Selfless love
P G Caput Draconus Caput Draconus Spoken 1:130 Opens portrait of fat lady
P AD Fizzing Whizbee Fizzing Whizbee
Opens wall behind Gargoyle to spiraling stone stairs to ADs office.
P AD Sherbet Lemon (lemon drop) Lemon Drop (sherbet lemon) spoken 2:204 Opens wall behind gargoyles into revolving staircase to ADs office.
P G Pig Snout Pig Snout Spoken 1:156 Opens portrait of fat lady
P S Pure Blood Pure Blood spoken 2:221 Opens hidden door in wall to Slytherin common room.
P G Wattlebird Wattlebird Spoken 2:84 Opens portrait of fat lady into Gryf common room
Reductor Reducto wand point Blasts solid objects out of the way
Refilling charm unknown - nvbl wand point Refills a vessel or cup with the same liquid that was in it previously.
Reparo Reparo wand wave repairs items such as broken glasses or books
Rictusempra (Tickling) Rictusempra Wand point person incapacitated with laughter from tickling
Riddikulus Riddikulus wand point Used to convert a Boggart into a laughable form which will destroy it Boggart assumes individuals most frightening form hampering concentration onto funny shape
Rope Bind
Finger snap ropes appear from nowhere and bind target
Scourgify Scourgify wand point soiling and others unclean items vanish.
P G Scurvy Cur scurvy cur
Gryffendor's common room
Sectum Sempra Sectum Sempra wand "slice" Acts like a sharp knife and "slices" a wound in an enemy. Invented by Severus Snape.
Serpensortia Serpensortia Wand point produces a snake from end of wand.
Shield charm Protego Unknown means of deflecting minor jinxes so that they rebound upon the attacker
Side Along Apparition none holding onto the person apparating A licensed apparitioner can take a underaged person along with them.
Silencio Silencio wand jab prevents the recipient from making sound wand motion must be correct
Slug Curse? Eat slugs Wand point backfired and made Ron belch slugs wait til done
Splinch

when an aparate spell goes wrong pieces of person left in different locations Unknown - puff of purple smoke
Scarpin's Revelaspell Specialis Revelio wand rap Causes an object to reveal certain of it's "special characteristics."
Stinging Hex unknown wand movement Causes a stinging blast to recipient
"Stop" Spell Stop Wand tap RW attempted to stop his flying car while plummeting toward whomping willow Wand broke; didn't work
Stupefy Stupefy wand point Renders the object stupefied and immobile but conscious and aware.
Summoning charm Accio wand point brings the summoned object to you must concentrate hard on the object
Talking Spell unknown unknown Object charmed to "speak" words of someone's choosing. wears off in unexpected ways
P G Tapeworm Tapeworm
opens the entrance to the Gryffendor common room.
Tarantellegra Tarantellegra Wand point person incapaticated by feet dancing finite incantatum
Tergeo Tergeo want point Siphons off the blood on Harry's face (probably removes others things as well)
Toenail Growth unknown unknown make toenails grow unusually fast - spell invented by HBP.
P AD Toffee Eclairs Toffee Eclairs
Opens the Gargoyle to Headmasters office.
Transfiguration Varied Varied Changes one object into another Very difficult to perform
Unbreakable Vow
Wand tap If the person making the vow fails they will die.
Undetectability unknown unknown Makes an object undetectable. Used on order of phoenix headquarters
Unknown

Up Levitation Up Hold hand out Levitates broom upward; may also be a form of levitation spell You have to "mean" it
Vanishing Varied Varied class of spells Difficult in nature less so than the conjuring type
Levitation Wingardium Leviosa swich and flick levitates objects
Writing Appear none wand flick Writing of all sorts appear on blackboard. Used by teachers.
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